Benzie County Community Chest

Analysis

Benzie County Community Chest is a registered charity in United States, based in Beulah, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Benzie County Community Chest reported income of $80k and spending of $97k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $79k to $80k (+1.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Benzie County Community Chest sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 30th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shelby County Parks and Recreation Foundation Inc ($80k), E Virginia Scripps Memorial Trust ($80k) and Friends of Charitable Giving NFP ($80k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $118k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $118k.